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Can Plot, can't FindRoot - what gives?

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  • Subject: [mg97718] Can Plot, can't FindRoot - what gives?
  • From: Aaron Fude <aaronfude at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:13:37 -0500 (EST)

Hi,

Here's my code for a model problem. I do not need a solution to this
simple problem, of course - I just need to understand why Mathematica
is giving me an error.

f[c_] := (
  s = NDSolve[{ y'[x] == c - 1, y[0] == 0}, y, {x, 0, 2*Pi}];
  (Evaluate[y[x] /. s] /. x -> 2*Pi)[[1]]
  )
Plot[f[c], {c, 0, 10}]
f[1]
FindRoot[f[c] == 0, {c, 1}]

I get a series of errors, the first of which is
NDSolve::ndnum: Encountered non-numerical value for a derivative at x
\== 0.`

I'm on Win32 version 6.

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron


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